Soon, it will all be over. The U.S. presidential election, not the end of the world. But maybe the end …
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Julia Bickel Letters to the Editor Oct. 15, 2020 7:05 pm1951d ago
Soon, it will all be over. The U.S. presidential election, not the end of the world. But maybe the end …
Richard Running Letters to the Editor Oct. 14, 2020 4:34 pm1953d ago
As a veteran with exposure to the herbicide, Agent Orange, in Vietnam, I had difficulty in getting the U.S. Department …
Doug Goodner
Letters to the Editor Oct. 13, 2020 5:52 pm1954d ago
Instead of arguing sometimes in favor, in 2020, and sometimes against, in 2016, confirming Supreme Court justices in an election …
Kevin Link
Letters to the Editor Oct. 13, 2020 5:52 pm1954d ago
While it’s too late for me, having voted well over a week ago, I would be remiss not to remind …
Anne Pederson
Letters to the Editor Oct. 13, 2020 11:43 am1954d ago
Joni Ernst says she will keep rural hospitals open, her actions confirm the opposite. My mom fell in July, was …
Kristopher Keuseman
Letters to the Editor Oct. 12, 2020 3:01 pm1955d ago
In response to ‘C.R. scraps roundabout at Cottage Grove Ave” published in The Gazette on Oct. 3: No, Katie Hill, …
Jacquelyn Herr
Letters to the Editor Oct. 12, 2020 3:01 pm1955d ago
You’ve got to think that one of the reasons Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer is ducking debates is because she doesn’t want …
Mary Kemen
Letters to the Editor Oct. 12, 2020 3:01 pm1955d ago
Joni Ernst writes of the ‘coastal liberal elites” who are backing her opponent in the Senate race. In fact, many …
Jerrett Ferguson
Letters to the Editor Oct. 12, 2020 3:01 pm1955d ago
During the coronavirus pandemic things we took for granted have become more complicated, including voting. My candidate for the state …
Celia Dunnington
Letters to the Editor Oct. 12, 2020 3:01 pm1955d ago
I am writing to express my worry about the future of the Republican Party. Even though I usually vote Democratic, …
Harry Brown
Letters to the Editor Oct. 12, 2020 3:01 pm1955d ago
Why do I feel I need to send a gigantic diaper to the Democrats in Washington, D.C.? They whine and …
Jennifer Graf
Letters to the Editor Oct. 12, 2020 2:57 pm1955d ago
This pandemic has prevented some of you from having the face to face opportunity to meet with 2nd District congressional …
Jan Patterson
Letters to the Editor Oct. 12, 2020 2:57 pm1955d ago
In Iowa, early voting started Oct 5 by absentee-in-person voting. Most voters have different ideas of what they want – …
Todd Becker
Letters to the Editor Oct. 9, 2020 2:20 pm1958d ago
The Sept. 26 Gazette offered its readers an editorial bemoaning the impending vote in the U.S. Senate to confirm federal …
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